大學六級英語聽力真題(3)
大學六級英語聽力真題
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Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A 短對話
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11.
W: What's wrong with your phone, Gary? I tried to call you all night yesterday.
M: I'm sorry. No one's able to get through yesterday. My telephone was disconnected by the phone company.
Q: What does the woman ask the man about?
12.
W: I finally found a really nice apartment that's within my price range.
M: Congratulations! Affordable housing is rare in this city. I've been looking for a suitable place since I got here six months ago.
Q: What does the man mean?
13.
M: I got this in my mailbox today, but I don't know what it is. Do you have any idea?
W: Oh, that's your number for the new photocopier. It acquires an access code. Everyone got one.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
14.
W: Jane told me that you'll be leaving at soon. Is it true?
M: Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end. And since she wants to go back to work, I've decided to take a year off to raise the baby.
Q: What does the man mean?
15
M: We'll never find a parking space here. What about dropping you at thesouth gate and I'll find parking somewhere else.
W: Well, OK. It looks like everyone in town came to the mall today.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16
W: When will the computers be back online?
M: Probably not until tomorrow. The problem is more complicated than I thought.
Q: What does the man mean?
17
M: Did you catch Professor Smith on TV last night?
W: I almost missed it, but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.
Q: What does the woman imply?
18
M: May I get this prescription refilled?
W: I'm sorry, sir, but we can't give you a refill on that. You'll have to get a new prescription.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
Conversation One
W: Well, it’s the South Theater Company. They want to know if we’d be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.
M: East Asia? uhh… and how much are they hoping to get from us?
W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I don’t know if they might settle for us.
M: Do they say what they would cover? Have they anything specific in mind?
W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they’ll give.
M: And we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right?
W: It seems so.
M: Very flattering. But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it?
W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or something, and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently in the program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.
M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that.
W: I know. But why don’t we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on condition that on the front cover there's something like This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics, and free advertising of course.
M: Good idea. Well, let’s get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see if we are interested or not.
Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?
20. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?
21. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company’s travel expenses?
Conversation Two
W: Rock stars now face a new hazard --- voice abuse. After last week's announcement that Phil Collins might give up touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and don'ts of voice care. Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Phillips, an expert from the High Field Hospital. Paul, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems?
M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn't work in smoky atmospheres. They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. Something else they need to be careful about is medicines. Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.
W: And is it true that some singers use drugs before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems?
M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. They have difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.
W: So, what would you advise the singers to do?
M: Warm you voice up before a show and warm it down after.
Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What does last week's announcement say about rock star, Phil Collins?
23. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?
24. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?
25. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
Passage 1
Would you trust a robot to park your car? The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city's first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.
The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems.
Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.
A human-shaped robot won't be stepping into your car to drive it. Rather, the garage itself does the parking. The driver stops the car on a flat platform and gets out. The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.
There is no human supervision, but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain the system to newly users. Parking rates will be attracted about 0 monthly or per day, according to Ari Milstein, the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. This company has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What do we learn about the robot parking in the U.S. so far?
27. What advantage does robotic parking have according to the developers?
28. What does the attendant do in the automated garage?
29. What does the company say about the parking rate?
Passage 2
A recent study shows that meat consumption is one of the main ways that human can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicles. So how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all animals, such as cows, pigs and sheep, always gas limed methane, which is the second most common green house gas after carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals. Another way in which meat production affects the environment is through the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef. While 20 gallons of water are need to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmland use to for raising cows can produce 250 pounds of beef. One acre of farmland use to for crop production can produce 1,500 pounds of tomatoes. Many people now say the benefits of switching to vegetarian diet which excludes meat and fish. Not just for health reasons, but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetarian diet. They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need. Today many people have come to realize that help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetarian.
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you've just heard.
30. What does the recent study show?
31. What do some nutritionists say about the strict vegetarian diet?
32. What does the speaker think more people need to do?
Passage 3
Alcoholism is a serious disease. Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness. Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. And this need gets in the way of his health or behavior. Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won’t get help. Solutions do exist. Many hospitals and centers help patients cope. Without the assistance, the victim can destroy his life. He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.
All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. Victims range in age, race, sex and background. Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples. People from broken homes often lack stable lives. Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back. The problem has now been passed on. Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. People have started to get help and information. With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.
Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q33. What is the problem of the victims about alcoholism according to the speaker?
Q34. Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?
Q35. What does the speaker seem to believe about those affected by alcoholism?
復合式聽寫
Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are. Included in your self-image are the categories in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other similar descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.
But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are indicative of how they see us: conformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are.You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election. He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise— Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image.
11. B) Why she could not get through to him.
12.C) He has difficulty finding affordable housing.
13. D) A code number is necessary to run the copy machine.
14. A) He will stop work to take care of the baby.
15. A) The shopping center is flooded with people.
16. B) It will take longer to reconnect the computers to the Net.
17. D) She did see Prof. Smith on TV.
18. C) The man has to go to see his doctor again.
19. B. It is planning to tour East Asia.
【解析】細節(jié)題。根據題干關鍵詞South Theater Company可定位至Well, it’s the South Theater Company. They want to know if we’d be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia. 根據a tour they want to make to East Asia可知，South Theater Company想要去東亞旅行。因此，正確答案為B。
20. A. A lot of good publicity.
【解析】細節(jié)題。根據題干關鍵詞benefit可定位至What we get out of it? 根據女士的回答可知，她們公司贊助South Theater Company的好處就是獲得很好的宣傳。因此，正確答案為
A。
21. C. Pay for the printing of the performance programme.
【解析】細節(jié)題。根據題干關鍵詞travel expenses可定位至But the travel bill would be enormous…根據女士的回應可知，她建議公司pay for the printing of the programs。因此，正確答案為C。
22. D. He might give up concert tours.
【解析】細節(jié)題。根據題干關鍵詞Phil Collins可定位至Phil Collins might give up touring，Phil Collins可能放棄演唱會巡演。因此，正確答案為D。
23. D. It can do harm to singer’s voice chords.
【解析】細節(jié)題。根據題干關鍵詞aspirin可定位至singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords. 阿司匹林會對聲帶造成傷害。因此，正確答案是D。
24. B. Many lack professional training.
【解析】細節(jié)題。根據題干關鍵詞pop singers可定位至Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training…很多流行歌手缺少專業(yè)訓練。因此，正確答案是B。
25. C. Voice problems among pop singers.
【解析】大意題。整段聽力對話的關鍵詞就是voice problems，話題一直圍繞著如何應對嗓子出現(xiàn)的問題，以及可能對嗓子造成傷害的各種情況展開。其余幾個選項均是以偏概全，不符合對話的大意。因此，正確答案是C。
Q26 A. It has not been very successful.
【解析】細節(jié)題。定位至文章開頭The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems. 轉折詞but后是關鍵信息，機器人停車這項技術在海外很成功，但在美國卻碰到了一些麻煩，也就是不太成功，因此正確答案是A。
Q27 B. It increases parking capacity.
【解析】細節(jié)題。緊接著上文，轉折詞后再現(xiàn)關鍵信息。Nonetheless… counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24... 機器人停車可以擠進67輛車，而普通情況下，只能停24輛車，其他選項文中未提到，因此，正確答案是B。
Q28 A. Collect money and help new users.
【解析】細節(jié)題。There is no human supervision, but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain the system to newly users. 轉折詞but后出現(xiàn)關鍵詞attendant，選項中的collect與文中的accept為同義替換，因此，正確答案是A。
Q29 B. They will be discountable to regular customers.
【解析】推理題。本題略難。從Parking rates will be attracted about 0 monthly or per day...一句可知，機器人停車的收費情況，但四個選項中沒有直接對應的答案，有兩種方法可以得出正確答案，一是排除法，ACD三個選項文中未提及，所以B選項正確;二是從discountable的含義推得，discountable：adj. 可打折扣的;按一個月30天來算，每天25美元，一個月就是750美元，由此可知，老主顧的話每月只要400美元，是有折扣的。因此，正確答案是B。
Q30 D. Meat consumption has an adverse effect on the environment.
【解析】主旨題。主旨題的信息來源一般在文章開頭，A recent study shows that meat consumption is one of the main ways that human can damage the environment. 因此，正確答案是D。adverse：adj. 不利的，有害的。
Q31 B. It lacks the vitamins and minerals essential for health.
【解析】細節(jié)題。關鍵詞nutritionists出現(xiàn)在轉折詞However后， They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need. 選項中的lack是deficient的同義替換，因此，正確答案是B。
Q32 C. Quit eating meats.
【解析】推理題。從文章最后一句Today many people have come to realize that help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetarian. 可知，雖然營養(yǎng)學家反對嚴格吃素，但作者認為更多的人需要成為素食主義者，也就是不要吃肉。
因此，正確答案是C。
Q33 D. They do not admit being alcohol addicts.
【解析】細節(jié)題。從Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won’t get help. 一句可知正確答案是D。
Q34 A. To stop them from fighting back.
【解析】細節(jié)題。從Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back.一句可知正確答案是A，prevent from是stop from的同義替換。
Q35 B. With support they can be brought back to a normal life.
【解析】推理題。從文章的最后一句With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.可知正確答案是B。put one's life together與be brought back to a normal life是同義替換。
36.
【答案】Included
【解析】空格所在的句子要表達的是“被包含在自我形象內的是……”，因此用被動;
37.
【答案】categories
【解析】categories表示“類別”，注意用復數;
38.
【答案】similar
【解析】此空難度較低，similar表示“相似的”;
39.
【答案】acquaintance
【解析】acquaintance含義為“相識的人”，拼寫需注意;
40.
【答案】recently
【解析】recently表示“最近”，為時間狀語;
41.
【答案】volunteer
【解析】volunteer work含義為“志愿者工作”，拼寫需注意;
42.
【答案】citizen
【解析】citizen表示“市民”，空格前的conscientious表示“認真的，盡責的”;
43.
【答案】indicative
【解析】be indicative of為固定搭配，表示“暗示……，表明……”
44.
【答案】You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team
【解析】本句關鍵詞為leadership abilities和in charge of，in charge of含義為“負責，主管”，根據上下文不難聽出整個句子。
45.
【答案】He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise
【解析】本句關鍵詞為otherwise，think otherwise表示“不這樣認為”。
46.
【答案】A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks
【解析】本句關鍵詞為excellent composition和encouraging remarks，句間為轉折關系，encouraging含義為“令人鼓舞的，使有信心的”。
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